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Stanley in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stanley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone clearing’.

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Stanney and Little Stanney in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stanney and Little Stanney is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Willaston in Cheshire.

Other Settlements in Willaston

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Stanney and Little Stanney is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

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Stansfield in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Stansfield is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morley in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Morley

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stansfield is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word feld, open country, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone open land’.

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Stanton -by-Bridge in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stanton -by-Bridge is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanton -by-Bridge is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone farmstead’.

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Stanton -by-Dale in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Stanton -by-Dale is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Morleystone in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Morleystone

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanton -by-Dale is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone farmstead’.

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Stanton -in-Peak in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Stanton -in-Peak, entered under the hundred of Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Blackwell

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanton -in-Peak is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone farmstead’.

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Stanton in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stanton is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Walecros in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Walecros

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone farmstead’.

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Stanwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stanwick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone specialised farm’.

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Stanwick in the Domesday Book (1086)

Stanwick is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Stanwick is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word wīc, a dwelling, dairy farm or trading settlement, while the first element appears to represent stone (OE stān). Taken together the name probably meant something close to ’the stone specialised farm’.

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